Publications
Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care - Enhanced version
These evidence based guidelines are intended to help practitioners in applying a palliative approach in a residential aged care facility. The document is a general guide to appropriate practice, to be followed subject to the clinician's judgement and the patient's preference in each individual case.
You can request free copies of many of the palliative care publications (by mail or fax).
In 2004, the Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care (APRAC) were distributed to every aged care home in Australia.
The Guidelines provide a framework for:
- enhancing the care of residents and their families by offering them a palliative approach when appropriate; and
- increasing the knowledge and range of skills of staff in providing the palliative approach in caring for residents and their families.
Information about training resources to support the implementation of the Guidelines is available from the aged care page of the Palliative Care Australia website at: http://pallcare.org.au
You may download this document in PDF format:.
PDF printable version of Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care (PDF 2.44 MB)
An html version of this document is being prepared. If you are having difficulty accessing the PDF, please contact: palliativecare@health.gov.au for an alternate version to be sent to you.
Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
- Christmas message – remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
- 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians
- Boost for Home and Community Care in Western Australia
Program/Initiatives
- Better HealthCare Connections: Aged Care Multidisciplinary Care Coordination and Advisory Service Program
- Better Health Care Connections: Models for Short Term, More Intensive Health Care for Aged Care Recipients Program
- Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care (EBPAC)
- Getting assistance from an SDAP Panel Member
- Service Development Assistance Panel Program Glossary
Publications
- 2012 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey – The Aged Care Workforce, 2012 – Final Report
- Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2012/13
- Living Longer. Living Better. Aged Care Reform Package (technical document)
- Living Longer. Living Better.
- Australian Government Response to the Productivity Commission's Caring for Older Australians Report
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